Tuberculoma (part I)

"We need to take the south ridge!"
"That's ludicrous! They'll tear us to pieces!"
"Not if we strike fast. Their mandibles are but for show, their real strength is in their numbers."
"How is that supposed to help us?"
The sergeant furrowed his brow in contemplation. His men stood idly before him, awaiting his answer. Their faces became colder as time dragged on; the sergeant was forever without a solution.

"Kill only the women and children."